Whale Rider

Columbia TriStar (2002)

Drama | Family

New Zealand | English | Color | 01:41

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

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	Keisha Castle-Hughes	Paikea
	Rawiri Paratene	Koro
	Vicky Haughton	Nanny Flowers
	Cliff Curtis	Porourangi
	Grant Roa	Uncle Rawiri
	Mana Taumaunu	Hemi
	Rachel House	Shilo
	Taungaroa Emile	Willie
	Tammy Davis	Dog
	Mabel Wharekawa	Maka
	Rawinia Clarke	Miro
	Tahei Simpson	Miss Parata
	Roi Taimana	Hemi's Dad
	Elizabeth Skeen	Rehua
	Tyronne White	Jake
	Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell	Ropata
	Tenia McClutchie-Mita	Wiremu
	Peter Patuwai	Bubba
	Rutene Spooner	Parekura
	Riccardo Davis	Maui
	Apiata Whangaparita-Apanui	Henare
	John Sumner	Obstetrician
	Sam Woods	Young Rawiri
	Pura Tangira	Ace
	Jane O'Kane	Anne

Director	Niki Caro
Writer	Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera
Producer	John Barnett, Reinhard Brundig, John B. Crye, Bill Gavin, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Frank Hubner, Witi Ihimaera, Tim Sanders
Musician	Lisa Gerrard
Photography	Leon Narbey

Nr Discs	1
Layers	Single side, Single layer